News of the Week
Occupy Wall Street *************** The Nutty and Dangerous Ideology Behind the #Occupy Movement *************** Scenes From Zuccotti Park: 'Pervert! Pervert! Get the F--k Out' As the freak snow storm descended upon the Northeast Saturday, one Zuccotti Park occupier decided it would be a good idea to try and occupy one of the female protesters. *************** Occupy Denver Turns Violent *************** #Occupy Movement Is Unsafe for Women: Attacks and Threats Show Dangers of Anarchist Organizing *************** Traders talk back to Occupy Chicago *************** Smelly Hippies Get Ripped Off Somebody cleaned out the PayPal account of “Occupy Portland” and it looks like an inside job *************** Meet the Wizard Behind the Curtain of Occupy Wall Street Elizabeth Warren was quoted earlier this week aligning herself with Occupy Wall Street, stating that she “created much of the intellectual foundation for what they do”. *************** Heartless Zuccotti Park Occupiers Cutting Off Food for the Homeless Forget spreading the wealth and paying their fair share. When it comes to the free grub down at the carnival that is Zuccotti Park, the brave occupiers have finally figured out newly freed ex-cons and the homeless are consuming too much without contributing anything. *************** DC occupiers raise flag on City Hall *************** More Peter Schiff Vs. The Barbarians People are filled with vanity. Vanity defines people. People tell themselves pretty lies, to convince themselves they're superior to other people *************** Occupy Phoenix picks up support from armed neo-Nazis I only listened about halfway through because the conversation was going nowhere, but yeah, this is a group of armed guys that state that they’ve shown up to protect the Occupy Phoenix protestors from the police. *************** Occupy Wall Street kitchen staff protesting fixing food for freeloaders By SELIM ALGAR and BOB FREDERICKS The Occupy Wall Street volunteer kitchen staff launched a “counter” revolution yesterday -- because they’re angry about working 18-hour days to provide food for “professional homeless” people and ex-cons masquerading as protesters. *************** NYPD sergeants threaten to sue Wall Street protesters POST WIRE SERVICES "Deeply concerned" police sergeants are coming out swinging today against obnoxious Wall Street protesters, saying they plan to "pursue legal action" against demonstrators who injure any of its members. *************** Fights erupt among Occupy Wall Street protesters By Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY Fights are erupting among Occupy Wall Street protesters, so much so that one corner of Zuccotti Park has emerged where protesters say they won't go for fear of their safety, the New York Daily News is reporting. *************** #OccupyWallStreet: The Rap Sheet, So Far by John Nolte One of the secret weapons the corrupt mainstream media uses in their never-ending quest to Palace Guard for the left is context. For example, when it came to the Tea Party, the MSM was notorious for amplifying a single incident (that was usually a lie) and using it to attempt to smear and define an entire movement. This is what you do when you want to quickly take out a political enemy. *************** Flier at Occupy Phoenix asks, “When should you shoot a cop?” By Ed Morrissey Hot Air has confirmed with the Arizona Department of Public Safety that fliers have been found at Occupy Phoenix instructing people on when to shoot police officers. *************** Is Occupy Oakland as Bad as They Say? *************** ACORN Playing Behind Scenes Role in 'Occupy' Movement By Jana Winter The former New York office for ACORN, the disbanded community activist group, is playing a key role in the self-proclaimed “leaderless” Occupy Wall Street movement, organizing “guerrilla” protest events and hiring door-to-door canvassers to collect money under the banner of various causes while spending it on protest-related activities *************** Occupy Chicago Takes on City Hall Occupy Chicago is marching back to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office. Earlier this week the anti-Wall Street group joined registered nurses at City Hall to protest the arrests of two volunteer nurses and 130 protesters after Grant Park closed at 11 p.m. Saturday. *************** D.C. occupiers convene, plot to stay the winter *************** OWS New York: Spurned Sexual Advances Lead to Punches, Death Threats *************** Rioting in Downtown Oakland as Occupiers Clash with Police Chaos reigns on the streets of Oakland tonight as rioting has broken out when Occupy protesters tried to reclaim their camp from the police. *************** Tea Party Embodies the Order of a Republic, #OWS Embodies the Chaos of a ‘Democracy’ by Tim Slagle Occupy Wall Street has often been compared to the Tea Party; I think it’s usually meant as an insult. By comparing the grass roots protest of the Tea Party to the amalgam of radicals at Occupy, they can diminish the Tea Party’s success and make all protests distasteful to the general public. *************** Occupy Las Vegas decides to skip protesting Obama fundraiser Today, President Obama visited Las Vegas for, among other things, a fundraiser at the Bellagio. *************** Peter Schiff takes on 'The 99%' Peter Schiff, CEO and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. went to Zuccotti Park and took on Occupy Wall Street protesters and MRCTV caught some of the action. *************** Rise of the Obamavilles Since the Occupy Wall Streeters first appeared in prominent spaces of New York City, speculation has been rampant about how long they’ll stay outside. *************** Occupy SF Zombies: Let's Print Our Own Money or Something "Hide the Decline" *************** Another food fight breaks out in climate science. One reason I’ve been more slack about the details of current climate science controversies than I was is that I’m frankly tired of the whole thing. It’s predictable: the simplest climate post is immediately followed by the following comments from someone. *************** Missy Owens – VP Biden’s Niece – Is Part Of The Solyndra Scandal Although it has received scant attention, one of the central figures involved the Solyndra scandal may be Missy Owens, the niece of Vice President Joe Biden. War & Terror *************** China Wants Bases/Endless War in Pakistan Washington just got a golden opportunity to end its decade-long excursion into central Asia and deplete the power of its Pacific rival/banker, all in one fell swoop. The Chinese are seeking bases in the tribal regions of Pakistan, precisely where the U.S. fights its drone war. *************** Behind The Iron Mask In China Western analysts have two, quite different, opinions of Chinese military power. *************** Gunman fires at U.S. embassy in Bosnia By Dado Ruvic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A gunman fired on the United States embassy in Bosnia Friday in a 30-minute assault blamed by state television on a radical Islamist from neighboring Serbia. National *************** Rural rebellion brewing Livelihoods in far-north California are under attack from federal regulators and environmentalists. *************** Obama: Campaigning Like It's 1936 Image by Tony the Misfit via Flickr While Republican presidential candidates are looking forward by proposing variations of a flat income tax, President Obama’s tax-the-rich campaign strategy is looking backward—to Franklin Roosevelt’s 1936 reelection campaign. *************** To Catch a Journalist: New York Times, Jay Rosen, Clay Shirky ProjectVeritas.com investigation. NYT Consultant and NYU Journalism professors of the self-identified media "elite" discuss strategy to legitimize Obama, help Occupy Wall Street, NPR tax loophole, defeating Perry and Bachmann. Jay Rosen says, "We are the one percent." *************** New Hampshire may legalize civil unions for all — even siblings By Steven Nelson A bill that would repeal New Hampshire’s 2009 law legalizing same-sex marriage would also allow two citizens of either sex to enter into a civil union — even siblings. *************** Tea Party Demands Reimbursement of Park Fees, Notes Occupy Isn’t Paying Any From the Richmond Times Dispatch: The Richmond Tea Party is lashing out at Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones for what it sees as the city’s preferential treatment of the Occupy Richmond protesters encamped at Kanawha Plaza. *************** Romney refuses to back Kasich against govt unions byConn Carroll Senior Editorial Writer Campaigning in Ohio today, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stopped by a Republican Party phone-bank making calls in support of Gov. John Kasich's government union reform referendum, but refused to endorse the actual referendum. CNN's Peter Hamby called the scene an "incredible moment in politics." *************** The next challenge: not too many people, but too few? By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) -- If the world follows the demographic habits of Europe -- and that's a big if -- by the year 2200 it could be home to a population of less than half its current level, living in housing built for almost three times that number. *************** Can the Youth Vote Be Bought For a Trillion Dollars? By Bill Frezza In the realm of economic stimulus proposals, none is as audacious, as Machiavellian, and as transparently designed to buy the votes of a critical electoral demographic than the proposal to forgive all student loans. Even if it fails, as it likely will, the seamless coordination between members of Congress, leftist advocacy groups, and the media to try to sell this idea is a perfect example of how brilliantly certain factions play their hand in the high-stakes game of crafting the dominant political narrative. *************** Leftist "teachers" trying to indocrinate kids *************** NASA Approves Space-X 'Dragon' Capsule Agency Moves Closer To Re-Sending Astronauts Back To Space *************** The Politics of Personal Destruction Virginia Democrats attack a gay Republican. *************** Green Presidential Candidate Lays Claim To OWS, Panics Democrats *************** Mandatory Sex Ed Details May Be Too Racy for Parents: Report The lessons are expected to begin next spring. *************** Witches accused of zombie abuse By Alan Burke, Staff Writer SALEM — It only sounds like a horror movie. For the second time in three days, Salem was the setting of a confrontation between witches and zombies. *************** Newt’s Resurrection? The former speaker launches an unlikely comeback. In June, after his top advisers bolted, Newt Gingrich was supposed to be finished. Four months later, after a series of sharp debates, his poll numbers are climbing and his coffers are stuffed. Behind the scenes, his aides aim to capitalize on the resurrection. Economy
& Taxes *************** President Obama’s Other Labor Board Is Forcing Workers to Unionize by Capitol Confidential Most Americans have heard of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) through its ill-conceived scheme to prevent Boeing from building a new plant in South Carolina because the Palmetto State has a right-to-work law. The board’s actions have created a huge backlash against the Obama Administration and its pro-Big Labor policies. *************** Boots On The Ground In China: Signs Of A Slowdown Are Obvious Submitted by Tyler Durden Stunned. That probably best describes the mood of China's vast pool of property owners. For the last few years, anyone with as much as a taxi driver's salary has been speculating in the real estate market, scooping up off-plan properties at terms that would make a Countrywide mortgage broker blush. *************** 7 reasons why Obama is wrong on income inequality By James Pethokoukis As if ordered up directly by the Obama White House and Occupy Wall Street, the Congressional Budget Office has produced a timely report looking at income inequality. *************** Give firms freedom to sack unproductive workers, leaked Downing Street report advises Companies should be given the right to dismiss unproductive workers without explanation, a leaked Downing Street report advises. *************** Watch out for China’s ‘freak’ economy Commentary: This is the real danger to the global economy *************** Cloudy With A Chance of Armageddon By Joe Calhoun The European debt crisis is rapidly coming to a head. As I write this, press reports indicate a deal is in the works to recapitalize Europe's banks to the tune of about 108 billion Euros. Negotiations continue on other issues such as a Greek debt restructuring but expectations for a comprehensive deal are running high. *************** California's Economic Suicide The Weather: Regulations finalized by the California Air Resources Board establish the nation's first state-run cap-and-trade regime. Despite Solyndra, the state will gather solar panels while it may. *************** Paul Ryan declares war on Obama’s class-warfare campaign By James Pethokoukis He’s had enough. More than enough. In a high-voltage speech tomorrow at the Heritage Foundation, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan will tear into President Barack Obama’s recent push to raise taxes on wealthier Americans—including entrepreneurs and small business—to pay for more government spending. It’s what a Ryan aide calls “the politics of division, pitting Americans against each other, preying on the emotions of fear and envy.” *************** Obama Taps Taxpayers For Student Stimulus *************** US States Are Facing Total Debt of Over $4 Trillion The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpass $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont owing the least, a new analysis says. *************** The European Union is toast and the only question is when the dominoes fall. If the bond markets are any indication, it won't be long. *************** International *************** Yemeni women burn their veils to protest crackdown By GAMAL ABDUL-FATTAH, Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Hundreds of Yemeni women on Wednesday set fire to traditional female veils to protest the government's brutal crackdown against the country's popular uprising, as overnight clashes in the capital and another city killed 25 people, officials said. *************** Egyptian Military Court Orders Imprisoned Blogger to Mental Hospital (AINA) -- The Egyptian Military Court ordered imprisoned Christian activist and blogger Michael Nabil Sanad, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly 60 days, to a mental health hospital, to ascertain whether he is responsible for his actions. *************** Can South Africa Avoid A Zimbabwe Redux? As I write, one of the most storied and powerful national rugby teams is preparing to play its quarterfinal match in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. *************** Opinion *************** Gingrich’s Campaign Performance Transcends His ‘Personal Baggage’ *************** Population Bomb Epic Fail On Monday, the world’s 7 billionth person is expected to be born. Somewhere. Look for the media and the usual worn-out handwringers to strike up the usual dirge. I’m sure Paul Ehrlich has a full dance card for the day. The “Tom Friedman Random Column Generator” app can retire early for the day, after disgorging “Hot, Flat, and Even More Crowded, Oh, And By The Way, Did I Mention That China. Is. Awesome.?” *************** Government is breaking taxpayer backs *************** Obama Threatens Us with Self-Reliance? *************** |
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